Casing for collapsible gates



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ANDREW P. ANDERSON, OF LYNBROOK, NEW YGR-K, ASSIGI'IOR 0F ONE-HALF TO OSCAR RE -US, OF BUCKVILLE CENTER, NEW YORK.

CASING FOR GOLLAPSIBLE GATES.

Application filed February 23, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW P. ANDER- SON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lynbrook, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casings for Collapsible Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to casings for collapsible gates such, for instance, as are used for closing the entrance to elevator cars. The object of my improvements is to provide a casing of the class specified, of simple construction which when not in use may be folded back against its supporting wall out of the way.

With these objects in View and others which will appear later herein my improve ments comprise features illustrated in the drawing accompanying this specification, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a plan View, with the side walls in section, of an elevator car in which my improved device is installed. Fig. 2 is an elevation of what is shown in Fig. 1, the upper and lower portions of the car being broken away. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view corresponding with a portion of what is shown in Fig. 1 but with the casing in closed position instead of open as in Fig. 1. All the figures of the drawing are to one scale.

The usual collapsible gate 2, illustrated as of the well-known lazy-tongs variety, is carried by upright member 3, which member is hinged at 4 to supporting side wall 5 of the car 6. Suitably spaced from hinge 4E and adjacent the free end 7 of said gate, when said gate is collapsed and folded against wall 5, is hinge member 8 fixed to said wall. To said hinge member 8 and to a similar one below, if desired, not shown, is pivotably connected casing 9. Said casing is preferably of sheet metal and is provided at its outer edge 10, opposite hinge 8, with latching means, as the edges of opening 11 therein. WVhen said casing is in its closed position, Fig. 3, those portions adjacent hinge 8 and adjacent latch opening 11 are curved outwardly, as at 13, 12 respectively, for providing fending surfaces for trucks or merchandise moved into or out of the car.

For latching said casing in its closed posifierial an. $20,584.

tion against stop 14 fixed to wall 5, spring latch15 carried by said stop is provided for n engagement with the forward edge of opening 11 in said casing, and for latching the casing in its open position, bolt latch 16 mounted on wall 5 is provided for engagement with the rear edge of said opening 11.

There is thus provided a simple and efiicient protecting casing for said gate and which casing, when not in use, may be folded back and latched securely out of the way.

I claim:

1. In a casing for a collapsible gate hinged to a wall and foldable against said wall the combination of a cover member hinged to said wall beyond and adjacent the free edge of said gate when collapsed and against the wall, said cover member being adapted to enclose the collapsed gate against said wall and to lie parallel to and against said wall when open.

2. In a casing for a collapsible gate hinged to a wall and foldable against said wall the combination of a cover member hinged to said wall beyond and adjacent the free edge of said gate when collapsed and against the wall, said cover member being adapted to enclose the collapsed gate against said wall and to be parallel to and against said wall when open, and two latches on said wall, said cover member having means for engaging when closed one of said latches and when open the other of said latches.

3. In a casing for a collapsible gate hinged to a wall and foldable against said wall the combination of a cover member hinged to said wall beyond and adjacent the free edge of said gate when collapsed and against the wall, said cover member being adapted to enclose the collapsed gate against said wall and to lie parallel to and against said wall when open, and two latches on said wall, said cover member being provided with an opening whose edge is adapted for engaging one of said latches when said cover is closed and the other of said latches when said cover is open.

In witness whereof, I hereby aiiiX my signature this 20th day of February, 1923.

ANDREW P. ANDERSON. 

